Spring seat support



June 30, 1-925.

J. LIE BL SPRING SEAT SUPPORT Filed June 19% M 5M INVENTOR.

ATTRNEY- Patented June 30, 1925. V

omren Jos-srH'LIEBL, or wnsm Harman, MASSACH SETTS; SSIGNQB o N -.HALET HUGH MDLEOD, .QF HATFIELD, MASSAQHUSETT S. d

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Appli ion fle n i 2s. lrwzta a To all whom it may concern:.

Be it known that I, OS'EPH 'LIEBL, a citi- Zen of the United States of America','and a resident of West Hatfield, in the county of I Iampshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Spring Seat Support, of which the following is a specifit n.- p

My invention relates to improvements in means of a resilient nature'to support in part a folding or tilting seat, when the same is disposed in operative position, and consists essentially of a spring provided with a head block which is adapted to bepivotally connected with a tilting or pivotallyconnected seat, and a sleeve adjustable on said spring and pivotally connected with a movable brace, together withsuch seat and brace, and such other parts and members as may be necessary or desirable in order to render the device or support complete and serviceable in every respect, all as hereinafter set forth.

One object of my invention is to producea comparatively simple and inexpensive, yet strong and durable, and convenient and eiiicient, yielding support for ,a seat, which latter is pivotally connected with thefloor or other fixed part of an automobile in such a way that the same can be-turned up out of the way when not in use.

Another object is to provide a device'of this character that'is especially adapted for I use with the right-hand folding or tilting seat in a Ford sedan, such device taking the place of the pivotally-connected leg with which such seat is ordinarily provided. This device or spring seat support can be substituted tor the aforesaid leg without the addition of new parts or'lnembers, other than the support itself, and the change from 1 one'to the other can be etlected'easily "and quickly and without the exercise of any particular degree of skill.

A f i-rther object is to furnish the device with adjustable means whereby' the same can be made to assume a vertical or approximately vertical position, when operatively disposed beneath the seat 'invits normal position, or whereby-said device might otherwise be positioned operatively if desired.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following description. I I'attain the objects and secure the advan- 1 said leg,

plained,

'12, and baseplate] 'tage's of my 'invention*by the means illusj-r trated in the accompanying drawings," in which i Figure 1- is arear elevation of a tilting seat equipped with a practical formof my spring support theret'orfsaid' seat' being turned up with said support and the brace therefor folded against the bottom of said seat; Fig.2, aside elevation of said seat and 'supporaboth beingdisposed in operative positions Fig. 3, anenlarged'side elev ation of-the block o'r'head 'atthe upper end of the spring of the suppgrt; Fig. 4], an enlarged vertical section th'rbugh' the sleeve of the support; Fig. 5,an enlarged top plan of said sleeve; Fig. 6,- an enlarged bottom plan of the base plate for said'spring, and,

' Similar reference characters designate "Fig. 7, a section through said plate,

similar parts throughout the several, views.

In the first two views a seat is represented at upportmg posts at 2-2, such posts rising from the, floor, as 3, of a vehicle,'and

an oscillatory, swinging, or movable, U- shaped brace 4. Brackets 55 are secured "to the under side of the seat 1 adjacent to the front edge thereof, and such brackets are 'piv'otally connected at 66"-with"the' upper. terminals of the posts "Thus it is seen tha't-the' seat 1 can be rocked onthe -posts 2 to dispose the same in'either an approximately horizontal or vertical position. On the-bottoin [of the seatl adjacent. to the center'of the front edge thereolf is a bracket 7' whichisprovided'with a pivot 8;; The

brace 4 has its terminals bent outwardly,

and such terminals are received in'suitable openings provided forthat purpose in the inner adjacent sideso-r' the posts 2 belowthe pivots -6, asii ndicated at 9'9;

The parts and members thus far described are old, well known, and in common use,

andheretofore have had associated and con- 'nected therewith a'rigid legto support the rear portion of the seat 1, when the 'latteris rocked downwardly on thepivots .6 into an approximately horizontalposition. The present device-"is substituted' for the aforen and such device will now 'beex- The spring seat support comprisesa spiral spring 10, a'headfblbck or head 1 1, a sleeve The length or height or the supportis' about the same as that of the leg which issuppla'ntedfby said ceive the upper convolution ofthespring 6,

which convolution is passed through said openings 15. Thus the head and spring are securely fastened together with the former standing edgewise.

The sleeve .12 encircles the spring 6, and.

has its terminals extended andbent to form wall of said sleeve which is forced inwardly at the bottom. i v a 7 Provision for adjustment of the sleeve 12 on the spring 10 is needed in order that the the direction of rotation.

a hollow lug 16. In each side ofthe lug 16 is an opening 17 to receive the brace 4. The lug'16vis on the front side of the sleeve 12,

v,whensaidsleeve is properly disposedon the spring 10. .The sleeve 12 is provided with an inwardly directed member 18 which enters between the convolutions of thespring 10 and serves as a guide, whereby said sleeve is caused to move up or down on said spring when the sleeve is rotated and according to The member 18 maybe in the form of a-lug struck out of the sleeve 12, as in the present example,

where such lug consists of a portion ofthe ;parts -may be so corelated as tolcause the .I prefer tostrikeout of said plate two or -more lugs or ears, as 19, which ears engage vthe upper {part of the bottom convolution ofthe s'pring lO, and thus. hold said plate tightly in place against the under side of.

support to be made to assume. an approximately vertical position when swung rearwardly by; the brace 4, at the time the seat 1 is turned down into operative or: supporting position, and the more'so because such brace 1n one automobile may differ somewhat in 1 length or shape from that in another; automobile.

5 The base plate13 is merely adisc of sheetmetal of a diameter ,suflicient in size to rev ceive thereon the baseof the spring 10, and

prevent such base from coming into directcontact with the fioo'r when the support is inusef. The plate 13 may be secured to the springlO by any suitable means, but

said convolution.

In order toreplace the leg, with which the seat 1 is initially equipped, with my'support, it is simply necessary to remove the pivot 8jfromfthe bracket 7 and thus'release such-leg froin said bracket, toforce toward each vother the armsof the brace 4 and there by withdraw the terminals of said brace 11 has an opening (1 1,

an approximately vertical; position. this time thebase plate 13 comes to rest on the floor '3 and the seat 1 assumesan apfrom the posts '2, and tore'movesaid brace from such leg, and then to pass the brace through the openings 17 in the lug 16 on the sleeve 12, until the intermediate portion of the brace is in engagement with said lug, to

place the head 11 between the ears of the bracket 7 and replace said pivot in saidbracket, passing the pivot through the opening 14 in said head, and'finally to reengage said terminals of the brace with said posts. The spring support is now attached to 7 and operatively connected with the seat 1 in practically the samemanner as was the leg which has been removed. i Q v, I

In practice, when the seat 1 is rocked downwardly on the pivots 6 into an approximately horizontal position, the brace 41; is caused to swing'down'wardly, rocking in the posts 2, by thedescending sleeve 12 on the spring 10, which latter depends from f the head 11, and said'brace in. turn swingsith'e support outwardly until the same 'a'ssunlige's y proximately horizontal position. "The'seat 1 isnow supported in front by the brackets 5 and theposts 2, and behindby the head 11,

spring'lO, and plate 13see Fig. 2. The 95 brace 4, acting through the sleeve -12, prevents the spring 10 from slipping forwardly or'rearwardly at the-bottom, and thus holds the same in vproper position. i

It will nowbe seen that the spring 6 must contract and expand moreor less under the weight of a person on the seat 1, andas the automobile vibrates in itsv'pas'sage' over the road, said seat rocking on the p1vots;6'With the result that the greater portion'of the shock and jar, to which such person would ordinarily besubjected, is eliminated being absorbed by said spring. p

,When the spring support is in operative position, the bottom ofthe seat 1 adj acentto the rear edge thereof bears directly on the upper edge-of the head 11 adjacent'tolits outer end. 7 A

properly positioned by, the brace 4:, when said supportis resting on the floor 3, said brace is disengaged from the posts and the sleeve 12is adjusted to whatever extent may be required, by screwing the same either up or down onthe spring 10, as may be'nec-,

essary, in order to obtain desired result, and then, said brace is reengagedfwith said posts. A i

' Upon rocking. the J seat I 1 upwardly on the pivot 6into an approximately'vertical posi tion, or until'the frontiedgeof said seat comes to rest on the floor 3, the brace at is If it be found that the support is g V V caused to be swung upwardly and to swing a the spring support toward the, bottom side of said seat, .until; the lug 16fcontacts' withsuch side, said support swinging on the pivot 8. The parts and members are now disposed as shown in the first view.

The diameter of the sleeve 12 should be enough larger than that of the spring 10 to enable said spring to expand when the same is compressed. In other words, the sleeve should have a fairly loose fit in the spring.

More or less change in the shape, size, construction, and arrangement of some or all of the parts of this device may be made, without departing from the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a spring seat support comprising a spring having a head adapted to be pivotally connected with a seat, and a sleeve on said 1 spring, which sleeve is adapted to be connected with a movable brace.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a spring seat support comprising a spring having a head adapted to be pivotally connected with a seat, and also having a base plate, and a sleeve on said spring, which sleeve is adapted to be connected with a movable brace.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a spring seat support comprising a spring having a head adapted to be pivotally connected with a seat, and a sleeve on said spring, said sleeve having a part to engage said spring, whereby the sleeve when rotated is caused to move up or down on the spring, the former being adapted to be connected with a movable brace.

4. As an improved article of manufacture, a spring seat support comprising a spring,

6. As an improved article of manufacture, a spring seat support comprising a spring having a head adapted to be pivotally connected with a seat, and a sleeve onsaid spring, said sleeve having a perforated lug adapted to receive a movable brace, and also having an inwardly directed member to enter between the convolutions of said spring and cause said sleeve when rotated to move up or down on said spring.

'1. As an improved article of manufacture,

a sorin seat su ort com risin a s rin 7 a head perforated to receive the upper convolution of said spring, and further perforated to receive a pivot, a sleeve on said spring, said sleeve having a perforated lug to receive a movable brace, and also having an inwardly directed member toenter-between the convolutions of and cause said sleeve to move up or down on said spring, when the sleeve is rotated, and a plate hav ing ears to engage the bottom convolution of said spring and retain said plate in place beneath the same.

JOSEPH LIEBL.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS W. LOVETT, MALCOLM CRAWFORD.- 

